In this project, students construct shelters that have varying properties and place them in the same location, or place similar shelters in different locations and compare temperature data taken in each shelter. Students predict what will happen for...(View More) each of the different shelter designs or placements and perform the steps of student research. The resource includes a student worksheet. This learning resource is part of the Atmosphere chapter of the GLOBE Teacher’s Guide, and is supported by the GLOBE atmosphere protocols.(View Less)

This activity provides tips and ideas for helping children do science with a digital camera–and have fun while doing so. For example, cameras can preserve the presence of transient events like clouds, contrails, rain, snow, air pollution and...(View More) sunsets. Cameras can also document all kinds of living plants and insects, birds, reptiles and other animals. Photographs of specific scenes can be saved for months or years so they can be compared with new photographs to see if any changes have occurred.(View Less)